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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Series Cucujiformia » Coccinelloidea » Coccinellid group » Lady Beetles (Coccinellidae) » Chilocorinae » Twice-stabbed Lady Beetles (Chilocorus) » Cactus Lady Beetle (Chilocorus cacti)
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Chilocorus cacti (Linnaeus) - Chilocorus cacti
Copyright © 2009 Mike Quinn

Chilocorus cacti (Linnaeus) - Chilocorus cacti
Santa Ana NWR, Alamo, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
September 14, 2009
Det. E. G. Riley, 2009

coll'ed beating/sweeping

spmn in the TAMUIC

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Chilocorus cacti (Linnaeus) - Chilocorus cacti Chilocorus cacti (Linnaeus) - Chilocorus cacti
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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 28 September, 2009 - 4:20pm
Last updated 10 March, 2022 - 11:45am

great photos - any of the venter?
We have some photos of the mostly-red venter of C. cacti but nothing of really high quality - these photos are so crisp and clear, if you have ventral photos I'd love to have them on the Guide too.
… Abigail Parker, 28 September, 2009 - 4:31pm login or register to post comments

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